Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.65.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBalarāma Comes to Console His Friends
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O best of the Kurus, once Lord Balarāma, eager to visit His well-wishing friends, mounted His chariot and traveled to Nanda Gokula.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Balarāma eagerly traveled to Nanda Gokula to see His well-wishing friends. Remembering their deep friendship, He went with Lord Kṛṣṇa’s permission.
- The residents of Vṛndāvana were grieving because Kṛṣṇa lived elsewhere. Balarāma went to console them.
- The Yadus feared that Kṛṣṇa would be unable to leave His deeply loving friends and parents if He returned. The purport explains that He becomes controlled by pure love.
Try this today
Contact someone who misses a loved one and offer a few caring words.
Ask yourself
What touches you about Balarāma’s eagerness to console His friends?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.